Which of the Following Is True Regarding Treatment of Cleft

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate in the United States?

• A) The lifetime cost of providing care to children born each year with cleft lip or cleft palate is estimated to be $697 million.
• B) Oral clefts are entirely attributable to genetic causes, and environmental factors do not play a role.
• C) The National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) collects cleft lip and palate data annually from all 50 states.
• D) Oral clefts are attributable solely to environmental factors.

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Definitions:

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